The BLOOD MOON rises: Amazing images and footage of the first total lunar eclipse of 2014

Blood Red Moon April The bloody red color the moon takes on during an eclipse is caused by refraction of sunlight by the Earth's atmosphere. 2014 red moon begins a rare sequence of four total lunar eclipses expected over the next two years!

Moon Phases and Phenomena [INFOGRAPHIC] The Moon has fascinated us for centuries and inspired countless legends. Let's look at the major lunar phases and phenomena—and the myths they've inspired.

If the icy surface of Pluto's giant moon Charon is cracked, analysis of the fractures could reveal if its interior was warm, perhaps warm enough to have maintained a subterranean ocean of liquid water, according to a new NASA-funded study.